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More than a year has gone by since I opened my mouth last… perhaps that’s a good thing. Rather than apologize, I saw a quote while looking up ideas on how to write about the passage of time and came across this little bit of pleasure…

Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence

It made me think that apologizing to the internet for not having time for it is rather silly, since odds are, no one noticed I wasn’t writing. As depressing as that thought might seem, it doesn’t bother me. I don’t write here for any other person’s pleasure, just my own. It’s a nice little journal of sorts that I am willing to share, and if someone is willing to read, all the better.

So I’ll try to recap the last year as briefly as possible… mostly so I can remember to write about these events later.

We spent Christmas last year in Bremerton with family, for the first time in 10 years.

In January I promised myself to be healthier… and I promise I tried… for about a week.

In February I got a job at Burger King… In April I quit. Don’t work there. Just don’t.

April brought Lillie’s 6th birthday.

In late April I started working for The Home Depot. Do work there. I still do.

In June Hayden turned 10. Double digits earned him a trip to a water park. Turns out I don’t care for water slides… or find I feel too fat for them. See January.

Also in June I joined a gym. That lasted a month due to cost… but I lost weight.

In July my mom found out she had cancer. I spent a week or so in the hospital with her.

In August I decided the weight had to go. Between August and November I lost like 30 lbs.

In September both kids were in full time school. I wish they’d quit getting older, cause that means I am too.

In October I turned 29, Mom turned 59, Dustin turned 38, Molly turned 19, and I had my 11th wedding anniversary. I also worked too much, and didn’t celebrate much, but I did get an awesome 3DSXL and Animal Crossing for a present!

For my anniversary, though, I went to a Navy League Ball. It was fancy… and boring. But I got to wear an expensive dress.

For Halloween, Hayden was a Creeper, and Lillie was the Pink Power Ranger. Also, Bill visited.

November 6th was Garen’s birthday. He’s still old. (33)

On November 11th I arrived at Harrison Hospital at 3:30 in the morning, for my mother.

On November 13th I got to talk to her for the last time.

On November 16th, she passed away. (Also Garen’s late mother Charlet’s birthday)

On November 22nd, my sister in law Gina was being a sneak and got eloped. (CONGRATS!)

Tonight I redid the blog, merged in older posts, and got ready to try writing again.

I make no promises to commit to writing, because I never seem to follow through. But I’ve got the bug, because my hubby got the bug… and well, anything he can do I can do better! (Not really, he’s got a knack for words).

I’ll try to expand upon these things in the next few days… but there’s the short version.

Alright, so I see I haven’t posted since last January. Bad me, bad. I know, it’s bad practice to take off and not say anything for months… but I was really really busy. So let me see if I can recap a little bit for you.

In February or so I decided to pause my schooling because work and kids and life were seriously getting in the way.

Hayden did some Tae Kwon Do. He managed to get to Green Belt. So proud!

We headed to a Circus in Milwaukee. I haven’t been to one of those in like, forever.

In March, I got my tattoo… That smarted a bit. Rockstar Tattoo is awesome, btw!

Lillie turned 5 in April. She had a small party at Ricky Rat’s… I mean, Chuck E. Cheese